Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company ($DIS) is an American mass media conglomerate that owns broadcast television, cable television and radio networks; theme parks, movie studios and the Disney+ streaming app. Its properties include ABC, 21st Century Fox, FX and Disney Plus. It co-owns cable sports channel ESPN with Hearst Communications.
Charter starts offering Disney Plus to Spectrum TV customers
Those with Spectrum TV Select packages can watch the ad-inclusive version of Disney Plus as part of their service.
ABC, ESPN see viewership increase with NBA games in 2023
More people are watching NBA games on ABC and ESPN this year than last year, with Nielsen showing a 16 percent year-over increase in viewership.
Christmas Day football games score high ratings across networks
CBS, Fox and ABC each aired a national football game on December 25, with the "Monday Night Football" telecast being the second-highest ratings since 1996.
Two dead after WPVI television helicopter crashes in New Jersey
A TV photographer and a news helicopter pilot were killed when their aircraft crashed in a New Jersey field on Tuesday.
Philo exec: Cable companies right on bundling, wrong on price
Philo COO Mike Keyserling called Charter and Disney's novel product bundling deal a "model for the future" as pay TV seeks to co-exist with streaming services.
Disney strikes content licensing deal with Netflix
Some shows, like "How I Met Your Mother" and "White Collar," will be available to Netflix subscribers for more than a year.
Elon Musk tells former Twitter advertisers to “go f–k yourself”
X owner Elon Musk shrugged off an advertiser exodus at the social media company, even as executives worked behind-the-scenes to right the ship.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says ABC not for sale
Disney's top executive walked back previous comments that strongly indicated the broadcast network might be up for grabs.
Media brands suspend activity on Elon Musk’s X platform
Disney, Lionsgate, Sony and Paramount are among some of the media brands said to have suspended their activity on Elon Musk-owned X.
Streamers still can’t watch “Rudolph” or “Frosty” on CBS
The digital distribution rights are held by the Walt Disney Company's Freeform, leaving streamers who want to watch on CBS and Paramount Plus in the dark.
Las Vegas Grand Prix draws sizable West Coast TV audience to ESPN
More than a million people stayed up late to watch the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on ESPN last weekend.
Media companies pull ads from X, formerly Twitter, over Elon Musk post
Traditional media companies are pausing their ad spending on X after its owner, Elon Musk, endorsed an anti-Semitic post.